In what may appear to be a legislative oversight, the Auditor General of Namibia lacks the authority to audit or demand audited financial reports from political parties, despite these parties receiving substantial public funding.
The Auditor General has issued a qualified opinion to the Mariental Municipality for the year that ended in June 2022.
A qualified audit opinion is issued when financial statements contain material misstatements or omissions.
The Auditor General, Junias Kandjeke, has questioned why ministers as appointing authorities of boards are not held accountable, as boards are, when they fail to fully execute their mandate in regard to auditing compliance.
